Federal workers rally against shutdown(13 images)

Federal workers rally in protest Thursday at the U.S. Capitol and the White House in the third week of a partial shutdown of the federal government, which has placed them on furlough or to work without pay. Congress and President Donald Trump remain at a budget stalemate as Democrats refuse to provide Trump with the $5.7 billion funding request for a wall along the Mexico border.

The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to ensure furloughed federal workers will get back pay as workers carried out demonstrations calling for an end to the shutdown. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Members and supporters of the National Air Controllers Association and other aviation industry associations protest the partial federal government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Trump and Congress were at a budget stalemate as Democrats refuse to provide Trump with the $5.7 billion funding request for a southern border wall. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

On Wednesday, Trump walked out of a meeting with lawmakers, calling it a "waste of time." Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Rep. Peter Defazio, D-Ore., speaks at the rally. He later tweeted, "A wall is not impenetrable. You can go under it, over it, around it, & through it. A wall won’t stop drugs or undocumented immigrants from coming into this country. We need smart investment in our nation's border security -- not a barrier doomed to fail." Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

While federal employees show their disapproval of the shutdown, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell blocked two bills Thursday that were passed by the House last week to reopen the government. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., speaks to furloughed government workers and their supporters during a protest. He told the crowd, "I'm happy to stand here with you and my other colleagues in unity to tell President Trump 'Stop holding America hostage with your politics.'" Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., told the crowd, "I want to thank all of you. Every federal employee who has gone to work or been furloughed and has done their job, even though this White House has not done their job." Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Members and supporters of the AFL-CIO labor union join the protest at the White House. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, which organized the protest in front of the White House, is the largest federation of unions in the United States. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo

The Federal Aviation Administration closed its training academy in Oklahoma City because of the shutdown, which has slowed down training and placed recent graduates on furlough. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

The Food and Drug Administration has stopped performing most domestic food inspections during the partial government shutdown. Without a deal to reopen the government, the regulatory agency will have to force furloughed workers to come back without pay. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo